The convergence of BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter spacecraft at Venus in August 2021 was a rare opportunity to investigate the ‘stagnation region’, an area of the venusian magnetosphere where ...

The company states: “Rocket Lab (RKLB) USA announced its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. is successfully operating on orbit. The mission launched January 14 ...

Rocket Lab's Pioneer spacecraft for Varda's W-2 mission is successfully operating in orbit, enhancing orbital processing capabilities. W-2 supports Varda's 120kg capsule, with recovery planned at ...

At this point in time, the closest a non-Soviet probe has come to landing on Venus was the Pioneer Venus ... After this mission, the 1989 Magellan orbiter mission was the US’s next and final ...

EnVision, Europe’s next Venus orbiter, is due to perform an aerobraking maneuver to position itself for its scientific exploration. Credit: ESA The European Space Agency has signed a deal with ...

The spacecraft will then use gravitational flybys of Venus and Earth to get itself inside the orbit of Planet Mercury, just 43 million km from the Sun. The probe will train its telescopes on the ...

(“Varda”) is successfully operating on orbit. The mission launched January 14, from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:09 PDT (19:09 UTC). Varda’s W-2 mission includes a Rocket Lab Pioneer ...

(“Varda”) is successfully operating on orbit. The mission launched January 14, from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:09 PDT (19:09 UTC). Varda’s W-2 mission includes a Rocket Lab Pioneer ...